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The Center on Standards and Assessment Implementation will be joining Guam and the Pacific Comprehensive Center to provide an overview of the resources and services that are available as Guam assessment leaders diver deeper into the rollout and implementation of next generation standards and...

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On December 17, 2013, CSAI Strand Leader Margaret Heritage will be participating in a kick-off event sponsored by the Idaho State Department of Education and the Mid-Central Comprehensive Center. Attendance may be restricted. More information is available.

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From October 21-December 9, Stanford Professor Kenji Hakuta and other noted researchers including the CSAI's Margaret Heritage will be participating in a free on-line class, Mastering the Language of the Common Core State Standards.This short course looks closely at student-to-student discourse and...

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CSAI Associate Director and CRESST Co-Director (Emeritus) Joan Herman will be presenting at this year's 21st Century Skills Summit in Washington DC. Dr. Herman will be on a special panel on November 18, focusing on recent research to help students reach high standards, 10:45 - noon. Full Agenda.

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Now in its 28th year, the Texas Assessment Conference provides recent information on assessment, testing, and accountability in education, including elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. The 2014 conference will provide critical information for student and institutional success,...

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CSAI Director Stanley Rabinowitz and CSAI Strand Leader Margaret Heritage are both keynote speakers at this year's annual meeting of the California Educational Research Association, December 5-6 in Anaheim at the Disneyland Hotel.
Dr. Rabinowitz will share the latest information on the development...

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On February 27th, 2014 the CSAI and Council of Great City Schools are sponsoring a training webinar to help districts and schools individualize accommodations strategies for English Language Learners. Details are available.

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On April 29-30, 2014, UCLA's Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing will host its national conference, Warp Speed Mr. Sulu, Integrating Games, Technology and Assessment to Accelerate Learning in the 21st Century. Please visit the conference web site for detailed...

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The National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) is a major forum for assessment practitioners to discuss what is happening in the real world of educational assessment - what's new, what's going on at the state and federal level, what works and what does not. The 2014 NCSA conference is being...

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The Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education will hold their 4th Annual Assessment conference from June 2-4, 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Registration information is available.

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The World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) will hold its annual conference from October 23-25, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. This year's conference theme is on creating language-rich academic learning environments. Conference information is available.

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The 2014 Reidy Interactive Lecture Series is on Assessment in the Classroom: Bringing It All Together. The annual conference by the Center for Assessment will focus on bringing assessments given during a course of year together into a cohesive, balanced system that provides the data and information...

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CCSSO’s Implementing the Common Core Standards (ICCS) collaborative hosts a series of webinars. The next webinar, Alignment in Action, is scheduled on September 3, 2014 at 2 pm EST. Marni Greenstein and Meredith Liben of Student Achievement Partners will present the Materials Alignment Toolkit, a...

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Registration is now open (until October 1st) for this free, eight-week, massive open online course (MOOC) offered by Oregon State University. The MOOC is designed to help teachers support English Language Learners in meeting new, rigorous standards. The course will focus on a key practice within...

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This Schools Moving Up webinar will highlight the benefits of the Common Core State Standards, and in particular, the multiple access points that the new standards provide to students of varying abilities. In addition, the presenters will discuss how special education practices such as...

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The 5th annual Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE) conference will take place at the Hilton Lexington Downtown in Lexington, Kentucky, from June 1-3, 2015. The conference, like the Association, has as its primary focus on the practice of assessment as a strategy...

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This Schools Moving Up webinar will present on developing K-6 teachers’ success implementation of NGSS. It will focus on two NGSS-aligned programs - Engineering is Elementary (EiE) and NextGenPET. The webinar will include presentations by the developers of these programs. For more information,...

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Implementing the Common Core Standards (ICCS), part of the Council of Chief State School Officers, is hosting a webinar on how to use federal formula funds to support initiatives based on the Common Core. The webinar will include discussions on: the basic rules of Title I, Title II, and IDEA; how...

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The Reform Support Network will be hosting a webinar on a new guide they have developed: the Reform Integration Framework and Resource Guide. This guide “offers State and local education leaders a framework, turnkey resources and State spotlights for integrating new college- and career- ready...

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Sign up now for “Seven Essential Practices for Developing Academic Oral Language and Literacy in Every Subject,” a free course from Stanford University Graduate School of Education and the University of California Davis. This course focuses on exploring and building expertise of seven academic...

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In this free Education Week webinar, two experts in math instruction for English-language learners (ELLs), Mark Driscoll and Judit Moschkovich, will discuss the linguistic demands of the Common Core math standards. They will also provide strategies to help math teachers support ELLs in developing...

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From Schools Moving Up (WestEd), this webinar will feature literacy-related skills found in the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core State Standards. The presenters will discuss how reading, writing, listening, and speaking are used in the science discipline. For more information,...

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This free webinar (from CCSSO) will provide an in-depth look at a new online lesson planning tool from Student Achievement Partners. The lesson planning tool guides teachers in developing or reviewing Common Core aligned lessons. Click here for more information, including how to register for the...

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The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) will hold its 70th annual conference and exhibit show this year in Houston, TX at the George R. Brown Convention Center. For conference details, including registration information, please visit the ASCD Annual Conference site.

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The Council of Chief State School Officers 2015 National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) will be held at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. The NCSA provides a place for assessment practitioners to discuss what is happening in the real world of educational assessment: what...

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The South by Southwest EDU (SXSWedu) Conference and Festival features four days of sessions, socials, and events for education professionals, industry leaders, and policy practitioners committed to the future of teaching and learning.

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